| Ungraded Stakes race | |
|---|---|
| Conniver Stakes | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1969 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.Laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares; Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
The Conniver Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Conniver Stakes, is open to fillies and mares age three-years-old and up willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. It was the 43rd running of the stakes race in 2010. An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $70,000.
The race was named in honor of Conniver, the Maryland-bred that was named the nation's top handicap mare in 1948 for an incredible season that included wins in the Brooklyn Handicap and Vagrancy Handicap (defeating both legend mares as Gallorette and Stymie. She also won the Beldame Stakes, the Comely Stakes and the Vagrancy Handicap. She was the brown daughter of Discovery out of The Schemer out of Challenger II and was bred by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II. She was owned by Harry LaMontagne, who had purchased Conniver as a yearling for a mere $1,500. The gawky, 17 hand mare was undistinguished at age 2 and 3 and was nealy sold as a polo pony prior to the 1948 season. When Conniver retired at age 5, she had earned $227,825 from 56 starts with 15 wins, 6 seconds and 6 thirds.[1]
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Speed record:
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Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse |
| 2011 | Fascinatin' Rhythm | 6 | Forest Boyce | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 7 fur. | 1:24.90 | $75,000 |
| 2010 | Sweet Goodbye | 5 | J.D. Acosta | Christopher W. Grove | William Harris | 7 fur. | 1:23.85 | $70,000 |
| 2009 | Fancy Diamond | 5 | Harry Vega | Cathal Lynch | Kildare Stable | 7 fur. | 1:23.72 | $60,000 |
| 2008 | All Giving | 4 | Erick D. Rodriguez | Flint W. Stites | Concepts Unlimited Stable | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 |
| 2007 | Silmaril | 6 | Ryan Fogelsonger | Christopher W. Grove | Stephen E. Quick | 7 fur. | 1:25.00 | $75,000 |
| 2006 | Spirited Game | 5 | Jose Caraballo | Dove Houghton | Wirth Brothers | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | $75,000 |
| 2005 | Chrusciki | 5 | Ryan Fogelsonger | A. Ferris Allen, III | Nancy Lee Farms | 7 fur. | 1:26.00 | $60,000 |
| 2004 | Bronze Abe | 5 | Erick D. Rodriguez | Grover G. Delp | Samuel Bayard | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | $75,000 |
| 2003 | Gazillion | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Hamilton A. Smith | Lucy C. Kessler | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 |
| 2002 | Winter Leaf | 4 | Larry Reynolds | Ronald Cartwright | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | $60,000 | |
| 2001 | A Lot of Mary | 6 | Bruce Kravets | Scott A. Lake | WinStar Farm | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 |
| 2000 | Shashobegon | 5 | Jozbin Santana | Richard W. Small | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 | |
| 1999 | Halo's Security | 5 | Nick Goodwin | Robert L. Beall | Robert L. Beall | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 |
| 1998 | Brush Over | 4 | Edgar Prado | Dale Capuano | Donald H. Mensh | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | $60,000 |
| 1997 | Secret Prospect | 4 | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | John J. Tammaoro, III | Alan S. Kline | 7 fur. | 1:23.80 | $60,000 |
| 1996 | Julie's Brilliance | 4 | Mark Johnston | King T. Leatherbury | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | $60,000 | |
| 1995 | Queen Letizia | 4 | Nick Goodwin | King T. Leatherbury | 7 fur. | 1:23.80 | $60,000 | |
| 1994 | Fleet Broad | 4 | Steve Hamilton | Richard W. Small | 7 fur. | 1:24.20 | $60,000 | |
| 1993 | Silver Tango | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Gary Capuano | Jeanne F. Begg | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $60,000 |
| 1992 | Brilliant Brass | 5 | Edgar Prado | Carlos A. Garcia | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | $60,000 | |
| 1991 | Run Spot | 6 | Edgar Prado | Katherine M. Voss | Mrs. John B. Merryman | 7 fur. | 1:25.00 | $60,000 |
| 1990 | Double Artemis | 4 | Mark Johnston | 7 fur. | 1:24.20 | $60,000 | ||
| 1989 | Eesee's Taw | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | 6.5 fur. | 1:16.60 | $65,000 | ||
| 1988 | Parade of Roses | 5 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 7 fur. | 1:23.20 | $60,000 | ||
| 1987 | Tulindas | 4 | Mike Sellers | 6.5 fur. | 1:17.60 | $48,500 | ||
| 1986 | La Caleche | 3 | Allen Stacy | 1 mile | 1:39.40 | $58,000 | ||
| 1985 | La Reine Elaine | 4 | Greg Hutton | 1 mile | 1:35.40 | $42,000 | ||
| 1984 | Final Chapter | 4 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:47.40 | $43,000 | ||
| 1983 | Kattegat's Pride | 4 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | Stephen E. Quick | 1-1/16 | 1:47.10 | $42,000 | |
| 1982 | Lady Dean | 4 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | D. P. Reynolds | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | $40,000 | |
| 1981 | Contrary Rose | 5 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | A. S. Kline | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $40,000 | |
| 1980 | Sentencia | 4 | Arnold Iliescu | Charles A. Cuprill | 1-1/16 | 1:49.00 | $30,000 | |
| 1979 | Silver Ice | 4 | Greg McCarron | C. Oliver Goldsmith | 1-1/16 | 1:46.80 | $30,000 | |
| 1978 | Lucky Penny | 5 | Leroy Moyers | 1-1/16 | 1:48.00 | $30,000 | ||
| 1977 | Shark's Jaw | 4 | Leroy Moyers | 1-1/16 | 1:48.00 | $30,000 | ||
| 1976 | War Exchange | 4 | James Mosely | Dr. A. E. Verdi | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $30,000 | |
| 1975 | Sarah Percy | 7 | Chris McCarron | Mrs. Richard Worthington | 1-1/16 | 1:46.80 | $35,000 | |
| 1974 | Euonymous | 5 | Herbert Hinojosa | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $23,500 | ||
| 1973 | Alma North | 5 | Ron Turcotte | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $23,500 | ||
| 1972 | Lead Me On | 5 | Eldon Nelson | Mooring Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | $23,500 | |
| 1971 | Daring Step | 4 | Anthony Agnello | Eddie McMullen | Greystone Manor Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $23,500 |
| 1970 | Dear to All | 4 | John Baboolal | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $23,500 | ||
| 1969 | Miss Spin | 6 | Garth Patterson | Flamingo Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $23,500 |